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Ito Aghayere makes her Broadway debut in the Ayad Akhtar’s play "Junk" at Lincoln Center this November. Set in the high-flying, risk-seeking, teetering financial world of the 1980s and inspired by the real junk bond kings of the day, this riveting story shows us from the inside how money became the only thing that mattered. Aghayere, a Lucille Lortel nominee, also recently starred in "Logan Lucky" alongside Channing Tatum.

"The Man Who Invented Christmas" tells the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from "A Christmas Carol." Directed by Bharat Nalluri, the film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real-life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

Leslie Grossman pays BUILD a visit to chat about the hit FX series, "American Horror Story." The series is an anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a possessed farmhouse and, this season, a cult. Watch what Grossman has to say about the season inspired by the current President.

Discovered by Justin Timberlake and signed to his Villa 40 artist development company, American pop band "The Shadowboxers" are poised to be this year’s biggest breakout act with their R&B-soaked mix of soul and pop. Originally creating buzz with their YouTube cover of Timberlake’s “Pusher Love Girl,” the threesome have since garnered over 3.5 million streams of original material on Spotify to date and growing. Spending time writing and recording in the studio with both Timberlake and Israeli songwriter/producer K-Kov, members Scott Tyler, Matt Lipkins and Adam Hoffman have recorded “Hot Damn!,” which captures all of the energy of their live show and sums up perfectly who they are as a band right now.

When Jane Doe is found naked in Times Square with her memory erased and her body covered in fresh tattoos, Agent Kurt Weller and his FBI team are instantly drawn to the case. Together, they discover each tattoo is a clue, making Jane's body a maze of mysteries that must be solved to uncover her true identity. As Jane and Weller get closer to unveiling her past and discovering who set this riddle in motion, they find the quandary goes deeper than they ever imagined, involving people they thought they could trust. Luke Mitchell drops by to chat about his role as Roman in the popular series, "Blindspot."

Based on a real family, "Flesh and Blood" blurs the line between narrative and documentary, with characters played by their real-life counterparts. Writer and director Mark Webber stars as a man who has just been released from prison and returns home to his impoverished neighborhood in Philadelphia. Mark attempts to rebuild his life and reintegrate into the community, but he struggles with staying sober, forging a bond with his half-brother Guillermo and mending a strained relationship with his mother, who is played by Cheri Honkala, Webber’s real-life mother and the Green Party’s nominee for Vice President in the 2012 U.S. election. Hoping to move beyond the mistakes of his past, Mark seeks out his estranged, real-life father, who he meets for the first time in over 30 years.

From Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger, “Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders” focuses on the infamous crime that shocked the nation and was chronicled in Truman Capote’s seminal book, "In Cold Blood" – the November 15, 1959 brutal murder of four members of the Clutter family in their home in a small Kansas farming community, a crime seemingly without motive. The true crime documentary takes a fresh in-depth look at the legendary case – digging into the resulting investigation, and the convictions and executions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock.

In the A&E special, "Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography," Smart explains her story in her own words and provides previously untold details about her infamous abduction and nine-month nightmare in the grasps of her cruel captors. Now 29 years old, she shares the perspective she gained through the ordeal and how she has moved past it to focus on marriage, motherhood and advocating for others. Smart also served as producer on the Lifetime film, "I Am Elizabeth Smart."

Billy Ray Cyrus continues captivating audiences with his distinctive vocal style and charismatic stage presence. Throughout the course of nearly three decades, Cyrus has achieved worldwide success as a singer, songwriter, actor and producer. The Flatwoods, Kentucky native is a bonafide music icon and has exemplified how Nashville’s take on the music business changed for country artists. Cyrus swings by to discuss his new album, "Set The Record Straight."

In "Lady Dynamite," Maria Bamford stars as a fictionalized version of herself, loosely based on what the dynamic comic and actress has accepted to be her life. The occasionally surreal episodes, refracted across multiple periods inspired by the actor/comedian’s life, tell the story of a woman who loses and then finds her self. BUILD hosted actress Ana Gasteyer, who plays agent Karen Grisham, and she stopped by to share what viewers can expect in season two of the Netflix series.